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Memphis, United States (Local)
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Laura Testino's coverage primarily focuses on local education-related issues, particularly within the Memphis and Shelby County school districts. She appears to be interested in ongoing developments such as changes in school funding, leadership appointments, and educational policies at a local level.
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By: Laura Testino
MSCS qualifies for a takeover in part because of state test performance, low-performing schools and student attendance. But state appointees to an oversight board don’t have to improve all of those metrics for the takeover to end.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools begins work on corrective actions after the state audit.
The Shelby County District Attorney General’s Office released three surveillance video clips showing scenes of a law enforcement officer’s fatal shooting of Darrin Pigram, a 41-year-old Memphis man who was killed inside the Frayser Burger King where he worked.
By: Laura Testino
The Shelby County District Attorney General’s Office released three surveillance video clips showing scenes of a law enforcement officer’s fatal shooting of Darrin Pigram, a 41-year-old Memphis man who was killed inside the Frayser Burger King where he worked.
By: Laura Testino
Fairley High students and athletes have emerged as the early — and only — major beneficiaries of a list of construction projects Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company offered to the Memphis school system last July.
By: Laura Testino
New York City-based Urban Dove, a charter school organization, won approval to open two campuses in Memphis. Tennessee’s new ‘opportunity’ charter schools seek to reshape what education can look like for students who have fallen behind because of attendance, academics or behavior.
By: Laura Testino
The takeover remains on a federal court-ordered pause issued after the board had met for about two weeks. Meanwhile, school closures, mergers and relocations mean big changes for about 5,000 Memphis students returning to class.
By: Laura Testino
District leaders kicked off the school year with a four-campus tour Monday, Aug. 3, stopping at three schools among the roughly 5,000 students affected by summer closures, consolidations and a district return.
By: Laura Testino
District leaders kicked off the school year with a four-campus tour Monday, Aug. 3, stopping at three schools among the roughly 5,000 students affected by summer closures, consolidations and a district return.
By: Laura Testino
No Republicans ran for the Memphis school board seats on the ballot. Democratic nominees bested independent challengers in races for two open seats, while two incumbents on the board secured their victories in May’s primary races.
